Chapter 226
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Chapter 226: The Hidden Hand Within the Soul
The terror level of the ghost on Zhou Wenshan exceeded Chu Jiang’s expectations.
What surprised him even more was that Zhou Wenshan didn’t seem to have much trouble controlling the ghost.
And when the ghost looked up and showed some interest in Chu Jiang, Zhou Wenshan simply moved her fingers and the ghost looked back at the "delicious" person on the bed.
The masked ghost extended from behind Zhou Wenshan and came in front of Duan Mingen.
It then reached out its hands, tore open the man’s skull with sharp claws, and took out the slightly trembling, lively brain, chewing it slowly.
Watching Duan Mingen’s skull being cracked and his brain eaten, Chu Jiang couldn’t help but furrow his brow slightly.
With that, can this guy named Du survive?
About a little over a minute later, the stiff ghost took Duan Mingen’s brain out of its mouth, put it back in place, and pressed his cracked skull back together.
Chu Jiang could tell that Zhou Wenshan was controlling this part, otherwise the ghost wouldn’t be so kind as to spit out what it ate.
After tasting the live brain, the ghost with the white mask, which had countless emotions or countless souls, turned its face towards Duan Mingen’s face.
Zhou Wenshan moved her finger again, and Duan Mingen’s eyelids unknowingly opened.
He clearly hadn’t fully woken up yet, just like a puppet being controlled by Zhou Wenshan.
As Duan Mingen’s eyes met the white mask, his soul started to leave his body.
This was the first time Chu Jiang had seen a living soul. It appeared somewhat unreal and hazy. If he didn’t have Phantom Eyes, he wouldn’t have been able to see this eerie scene.
Under the influence of supernatural powers, the ethereal "Duan Mingen" was consumed by the white mask.
In just a few seconds, the expression on the mask changed to a numb expression, as if Duan Mingen was in a deep sleep, devoid of any emotion or pain.
"Hmm… interesting. There doesn’t seem to be any problem with his physical memory. Did someone tamper with his soul?"
"Boss, I’m glad you asked me to help this time. Otherwise, you might have been tricked. I have no idea what’s going on."
In the eerily silent atmosphere, Zhou Wenshan’s voice sounded hauntingly ethereal, like a ghost of death…
"Tell me, what kind of actions did you take?" Chu Jiang wasn’t particularly surprised, in fact, he felt relieved.
"Maybe my words weren’t clear enough, let me show you a video."
Zhou Wenshan pointed her finger at the empty space in front of the bed.
And from behind her, the ghost extended and slightly turned its head.
From the empty eye sockets of the white mask, there emanated grayish-white dust with a faint glow.
This dust formed the silhouette of two people, and these silhouettes were in motion, as if performing a silent movie.
One of them was a man sitting in a chair, judging from his facial features, he was likely Duan Mingen from the bed.
In this moment, "Duan Mingen" seemed to be in a special state. Although he had his eyes open, his expression was numb, almost exactly like the expression on the ghost mask.
The other person was a man standing opposite Duan Mingen.
His face features looked very blurry and hard to see in detail, but he seemed to have long white hair, which was a rare characteristic.
The man with white hair opened his hands, and his fingers were moving as if he was playing an invisible piano; it was also like he was controlling unseen threads.
And Duan Mingen was a puppet in his hands, only able to passively follow the instructions of the man with white hair.
While his fingers moved, the man with white hair’s mouth was also moving, as if he was conveying some commands, but no sound came out.
This wasn’t troublesome at all, as the ghost’s actions were not fast. Chu Jiang could roughly understand what the man wanted to express through his lip movements.
Zhou Wenshan was more direct, translating one by one, "Get close to Chu Jiang, remember that you joined him out of necessity. But at the same time, you admire him and think he is a strong person worth learning from and being loyal to."
"You must gather all of Chu Jiang’s information and keep it firmly in your mind."
"The next time I see you, when I ask you something, you must tell me everything without reservation and faithfully accept my next command…"
Chu Jiang let out a cold laugh, this guy must be from Sincerity Company and most likely the one pulling the strings behind the scenes.
The man with white hair used sneaky and direct means. He sent a valuable seal with the chess piece.
If Chu Jiang eats the seal and kills the chess piece, the loss won’t be too big.
If Chu Jiang refuses both the chess piece and the seal, he can just kill the chess piece later, and even return the seal to its rightful owner.
But if Chu Jiang really takes in this person, it’s like Sincerity Company has planted a nail by the side of this new captain and Chu’s Jiang’s heir.
This deal can be considered quite profitable.
"What should we do next? " Zhou Wenshan looked at Chu Jiang.
"Can you undo what the white haired man did to Duan Mingen?"
Zhou Wenshan nodded, "Yes, I will remove the threads implanted inside his soul first. Then you can record this scene and show it to him when this person with the surname Duan wakes up."
"By doing this, even the last trace of psychological influence will be broken. When Duan Mingen fully realizes that he was just a pawn being used, his anger and resistance will arise naturally."
"By then, the white-haired man may not be able to come a second time even if he wants to."
Chu Jiang nodded slightly, "I was just wondering if it’s possible to record it as a video…"
After some operations, Chu Jiang successfully left behind the crucial "evidence."
Then he looked at Zhou Wenshan, "Please restore Duan Mingen to his original state. By the way, after you’ve been tossing him around like this, will there be any after-effects?"
Zhou Wenshan didn’t seem to mind, "There might be some minor effects, like feeling down or having nightmares. But since I’ve tried to restrain the ghost, there shouldn’t be a big problem."
Chu Jiang nodded slightly, realizing once again that when it comes to ghosts, there’s no way to explain it with common sense. After being opened up, having their brains eaten, and their souls sucked out, being put back in is still "not a big problem."
……
After Zhou Wenshan put Duan Mingen’s soul back in, wiped off the bloodstains on his head, and then took the ghost back into her own body, the room’s lights were restored.
Chu Jiang couldn’t help but ask, "Did you only control one ghost?"